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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · New Hudson, MI · July 12, 2002

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Date
July 12, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place
New Hudson, MI
Airport
New Hudson Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7208F
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total150 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N7208FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25117 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor pilot (randolph rice) and student pilot (thomas laney) returned to the New Hudson/oakland southwest airport after a 90 minute flight. The student had control of the airplane for landing on runway 25. As the airplane touched down it quickly (within a couple of seconds) veered to the right, then left and then back to the right. The instructor pilot took control of the airplane when it was at an appropriate 45 degree angle to the runway. The instructor pilot applied full power and attempted to initiate a go around. As the instructor pilot pulled up he heard a "thunk" and not knowing what had caused the noise he decided to put the airplane back down. The instructor pilot noticed he was well over the grass as he turned the airplane back towards the runway. Prior to setting the airplane down on the runway the instructor pilot heard another "thunk." The instructor pilot then taxied back to the parking ramp. The airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller (nick), left inboard flap (dent), and left stabilizer (dent). The skin on the bottom of the fuselage had several small holes and a long gouge/dent. Two runway lights were found damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR PILOT (RANDOLPH RICE) AND STUDENT PILOT (THOMAS LANEY) RETURNED TO THE NEW HUDSON/OAKLAND SOUTHWEST AIRPORT AFTER A 90 MINUTE FLIGHT. THE STUDENT HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 25. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IT QUICKLY (WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS) VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT AND THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN IT WAS AT AN APPROPRIATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. AS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PULLED UP HE HEARD A "THUNK" AND NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD CAUSED THE NOISE HE DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRPLANE BACK DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT NOTICED HE WAS WELL OVER THE GRASS AS HE TURNED THE AIRPLANE BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. PRIOR TO SETTING THE AIRPLANE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT HEARD ANOTHER "THUNK." THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE PARKING RAMP. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER (NICK), LEFT INBOARD FLAP (DENT), AND LEFT STABILIZER (DENT). THE SKIN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE HAD SEVERAL SMALL HOLES AND A LONG GOUGE/DENT. TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE FOUND DAMAGED.